New Faculty Orientation

Research is an important component of the educational process. Although new faculty members are expected to focus on teaching responsibilities during their first year, please remember that research improves the quality of teaching as well as the quality of the students' learning experience.

The following slideshow summarizes the key ways that the Office of Research and Creative Scholarship supports faculty in pursuing a productive research agenda. This includes internal and external grants, a financial award for reporting scholarly activities, designating Research Faculty Status, hosting local research conferences, and more.

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